High Schools in Detroit Community Schools

Summary:

The Detroit Community Schools High School is the sole high school in the Detroit Community Schools district, serving students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been consistently low, with a statewide ranking of 726 out of 739 Michigan high schools and a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

The school faces significant challenges, including a low 4-year graduation rate of 82.8%, a high dropout rate of 7.6%, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% - all of which are worse than state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 4.92% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $16,316 and lower student-teacher ratio of 14.6, the academic performance remains well below state standards. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to improve student outcomes, and that other factors, such as instructional quality, curriculum, and school climate, may need to be addressed to support the school's population, which faces significant economic challenges, with 93.57% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

District Detail

12675 Burt Rd
Detroit, MI 48223-3314

(313) 537-3570

SchoolDigger Rank:
613^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 665

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Detroit Community Schools High School	Public, Charter	9-12	12675 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Community Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 537-3570	299	20	14.7	83.3%	1 (0.3%)	298 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.1	726^th of 739 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)	8.1	4.9	13.3	$16,316	$3,682	$12,634

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Detroit Public Schools Community District	0.85 mi	108	549^th
Detroit City School District	0.85 mi	92
Detroit Leadership Academy	1.22 mi	2	598^th
Washington-Parks Academy	1.39 mi	2	583^rd
W-A-Y Academy	1.41 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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